Anzisha Application Analyst

The Anzisha Program seeks to increase the number of job-creating entrepreneurs fundamentally and significantly in Africa. We believe that a key to doing so is to test, implement, and then share models for identifying, training, and connecting high-potential, very young entrepreneurs (15 to 22 year olds)-and their parents and teachers-so that many more organisations have better collective success in creating a pipeline of entrepreneurs with the capabilities for scale.

In our mission to achieve this, every year, we select the top African entrepreneurs from across Africa and invite them to be a part of the Anzisha Venture Building fellowship / Scholars Entrepreneurship Fund, where they receive funding and access to business support that will accelerate their ventures. We want the stories of these young entrepreneurs to be celebrated, seen, and heard to encourage young people of high potential to choose entrepreneurship over other career options.

The Anzisha program envisions a future where:

• Very young Africans pursue entrepreneurial activities and consider them as an alternative career path.
• Young African entrepreneurs are successful across job generative sectors because they have access to support that best works to enable their success.
• Young entrepreneurs' businesses scale, enabling them to hire their peers and create jobs. A future where 1 out of every 5 young entrepreneurs employs at least 3 of their peers.
• Young Africans everywhere are inspired by local role models who are young entrepreneurs or who started their journey at their age. Entrepreneurs who can one day become.
• Parents and teachers support their children and students as they choose to explore entrepreneurship as a potential career path

Anzisha is run by African Leadership Academy (ALA), which seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting thousands of leaders for the continent over the next few decades. The Academy is founded on the philosophy that a new generation of ethical, committed leaders is the key to Africa's development. ALA seeks to become a training ground for these future leaders.

The Anzisha Selection Analyst will have the opportunity to read, review, interview, and select Africa's brightest entrepreneurs for the 2025/2026 season. They will work in a team of 5 other analysts led by the Selection lead, with a focus on identifying very young entrepreneurs from across the African continent. Specific core responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Reading and rating a minimum of 400 applications.
• Phoning and evaluating a minimum of 100 semi-finalist candidates.
• Using ALA processes, tools, and systems to capture, share, and present information on applicants and finalists during the selection process.

• Bachelor's degree required and/or 3-5 years related experience in specific sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, retail, marketing, sales, finance, operations, tech, project, and process management.
• Preferably pursuing an MBA or is an ALA Alum.

• Competence in other languages spoken widely in Africa (e.g., French, Portuguese, or Arabic).
• Highly analytical - ability to understand business models, gather insights, and identify trends.
• Strong communication, inter-personal and verbal, and cross-group collaboration skills; the ability to build and deliver effective presentations.
• The aptitude to work with and engage a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, from end users, senior management/executives, to very young entrepreneurs

• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good computer skills and an ability to learn new computer programs easily.
• Excellent one-on-one problem-solving and collaborating skills.
• Project Management skills Ability to prioritise and work independently.
• Logical and rational decision-making approach
• Attention to detail
• Proactive approach and demonstrates initiative
• Able to work independently

• High levels of integrity, confidentiality, and emotional maturity.
• Good Interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with stakeholders and staff at all levels, together with the ability to resolve conflicts
• Resilient and possess the ability to defuse confrontation situations
• Capacity to remain calm and work under pressure of deadlines
• Patience, diplomacy, empathy, and flexibility when dealing with a range of situations and people
• Self-confidence and a willingness to accept responsibility, and where required, take initiative
• Ability and willingness to build a positive relationship with all stakeholders
• Committed and enthusiastic

REPORTS TO: This role reports to the Anzisha Growth and Campaigns Manager

JOB LOCATION: Remote/ALA Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa

POTENTIAL START DATE: 3 months, with potential for a month-to-month renewal up to 6 months, starting 1 April 2026.